Functional near-infrared spectroscopy and vagus somatosensory evoked potentials add to the power of established parameters such as poor cognitive performance, dsyosmia and APOe genotype to predict cognitive decline over 8 years in the elderly.

Alzheimer's dementia is the main cause of cognitive impairment in people over the age of 65, with Alzheimer's disease starting presumably 10-15 years before the onset of clinical symptoms. It is therefore important to recognize dementia at an early stage and identify possible predictors. The existing methods, like different parameters of ß-Amyloid and Tau quantification in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or the living brain by measure of PET, are invasive and expensive.

Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as stress markers to evaluate an individualized music intervention for people with dementia: feasibility and pilot analyses.

Objectives: We investigated salivary biomarkers of stress, more specifically, cortisol and alpha-amylase, to evaluate effects of individualized music listening (IML) in people with dementia.

Method: Participants were N = 64 nursing home residents with dementia (mean = 83.53 ± 7.

[Positive aging-How does it work? : Contribution of resilience to the prevention of depressive disorders in old age].

Background: Although the prevalence of depressive disorders in old age is high, many older people succeed in staying healthy despite age-related stressors. The individual resilience or mental power of resistance can explain these differences.

Objective: It is shown how resilience factors or strategies of healthy aging can be used for the primary prevention of depressive disorders in old age.

Influence of loss- and restoration-oriented stressors on grief in times of COVID-19.

This study aimed to examine the influence of COVID-specific stressors on cross-sectional and longitudinal bereavement outcomes. According to the Dual Process Model of grief these stress-inducing factors can relate to the loss (loss-oriented stressors) or to manage everyday life (restoration-oriented stressors) and require coping in the grief process. A total of 491 participants (94.

Effects of participant-selected versus researcher-selected music on stress and mood - The role of gender.

Objective: Previous research suggests differential effects of participant-selected (PS) vs. researcher-selected (RS) music on emotional responses to music listening. This study investigates whether such selection strategies, as well as gender, influence (1) stress and (2) mood responses.

Public knowledge and attitudes about mental health in older age in Germany - Focus on dementia and late-life depression.

Older people with mental disorders represent a particularly vulnerable group in the health care system. Despite this, mental disorders in this group often remain undiagnosed or are not treated in accordance with guidelines, potentially due to a lack of knowledge or unfavorable attitudes regarding mental disorders in older individuals. Therefore, in an anonymous online survey of 1,284 participants (71.

[Psychotherapeutic Work with Relatives and Couples in Selected Mental and Physical Illnesses].

A physical or mental illness affects not only patients but also their family environment. The immediate (caring) relatives are of particular importance in coping with the illness. However, they are often overlooked as invisible patients in the second row.